Creepy Worlds #147

In "The Second-Hand Man!" from Creepy Worlds #147 (1974), Jo buys a used car once driven by an executed gangster—and soon finds himself acting with a recklessness he doesn’t understand. The car’s past seems to stir something dark in him, turning his quiet life into something unrecognizable.

In "My Touch Means... Doom!", a desperate man plans to rob his bank to save his wife’s life—only to be haunted by a terrifying vision of himself turning lethal to the touch during the escape. The twist? The guard he faces isn’t just unarmed; he’s a psychiatrist hypnotist who’s engineered the hallucination to stop the crime.

In the aftermath of World War II, Lady Cynthia Conway, determined to marry Captain Bill Manion despite her brother Alfred’s disapproval, embarks on a dangerous journey to Piccadilly Station—only to crash her car and fall into a coma. When she awakens, she believes she is Mrs. Bill Manion, living in Kansas with their children, a delusion that grows more vivid over time. As her story eerily mirrors the details of Bill’s own life, the doctor begins to wonder if Cynthia’s mind holds a truth beyond madness.

In 2962, a time-traveling scientist named Joe Kerr uses a hidden machine to scout 1962 for a new home for Earth’s overcrowded population, disguised as a local and observing the era’s customs and people. As he ventures into a county fair, he finds himself unexpectedly drawn to a young woman named Margie Adams, his focus shifting from mission to curiosity. Meanwhile, his crew and the mysterious RBQ-40-A remain hidden, awaiting his report—though the mission’s true purpose begins to blur in the face of something entirely unforeseen.